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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many lines are in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) One hundred five.
(b) Twenty eight.
(c) Forty four.
(d) Three hundred twelve.

2. What does Gaunt call Richard in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) "Landlord of England."
(b) "History's most venomous leader."
(c) "A stain on our England's dress."
(d) "Un-rightful king to no one."

3. What does Bolingbroke claim to be his intentions for invading England?
(a) All of the above.
(b) To rule England.
(c) To reclaim his inheritance.
(d) To destroy Richard's monarchy.

4. Which of the following lines is what the Queen says to the bearer of the news of Bolingbroke?
(a) "Your news feels of demons ripping my inside."
(b) "Thou art the midwife to my woe."
(c) "What right have you to deliver such agony to the Queen?"
(d) "There is no higher evil than Bolingbroke."

5. Who is Bolingbroke's father?
(a) Lord Ross.
(b) Sir Henry Green.
(c) Earl of Northumberland.
(d) Gaunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character officially swears in Mowbray and Bolingbroke at the duel?

2. Who is Northumberland's son?

3. Who is fleeing straight to Richard after learning of Bolingbroke's arrival?

4. Who is upset over Richard's absence in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. Who are the first characters to enter Act 1, Scene 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Queen learn while eavesdropping?

2. How is Act 1, Scene 1 different after the revelations of Scene 2?

3. How does Bolingbroke justify taking license to execute?

4. Which other scene in the play is Act 4, Scene 1 most comparable to? Why?

5. Are Richard and the Queen allowed to be together? Where are they being sent?

6. Whose power seems to be stronger as of Act 2, Scene 3: Richard's or Bolingbroke's?

7. What would it seem that Exton is going to do in Act 5, Scene 4?

8. What is the conversation in Flint Castle between Richard and Aumerle immediately following the one with Northumberland?

9. How long have the Captain and Salisbury been waiting for Richard? Have they heard from them? Who else is waiting with them?

10. Summarize Bushy and Greens' final moments.

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